A Look Back On 2017

There is something I really like about the end of a year and the start of a new one. It’s a great opportunity to reflect, but also make new plans. 2017 has been the most incredible year for us with the opportunity to travel in the USA, and 2018 will bring new adventures. But for now here is what I’ve been up to (and writing about) in 2017!

We took our first USA skiing holiday, and our first long road trip. We drove through California, Nevada, Arizona and into Utah (10 hours in total) to go skiing at Park City. We also spent a day exploring Salt Lake City.

I (crazily) signed up to a half marathon so upped my running training, had a day out in Santa Monica and went to see the filming of an episode of the Big Bang Theory. I spent a day with friends at the Getty Center, we had a quick trip to San Diego and we spent a weekend on Catalina Island where the husband completed his dive qualification.

October started with a weekend back at Huntington Beach to see Top Gun at the Beach Cinema. Then we had a weekend of music, watching Coldplay at the Pasadena Rose Bowl followed by CalJam, a one day music festival headlined by the Foo Fighters. My friend came out to stay for 10 days, and we had a great girls week visiting Palm Springs and San Diego. I finished October by completing the LA Half Marathon and feeling pretty pleased with myself!

And December is not over – we still have a trip planned over New Year. We fly up to Vancouver where we are spending a couple of days before hiring a car and driving down to Seattle, and then to Portland.

What a year 2017 has been! I am so grateful for the opportunity we have been given to live in the USA and we are doing our best to make the most of it. We already have a few things booked for the beginning of 2018: skiing in Lake Tahoe and a once in a lifetime trip to Hawaii, before moving back to the UK at the end of March and setting up home in Anglesey. Just a little different from California!